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Rockler Interlock Signmaker's Templates - State Park Font Kits

Redesigned Interlocking Sign Making Templates are Loaded with New Features to Produce Professional Signs with Ease! Our Sign Making Wizard is a convenient way to map out your letters. Simply enter your sign word or phrase and the wizard will create a custom routing plan including a visual guide to the sequence of templates needed and the number of passes required to rout the letters.

Overview

Produce countless enduring, classic signs with our instantly recognizable ''State Park'' Font sign-making system. Our State Park letter templates feature adjustable kerning for the most natural-looking layout of your text, with neat, even spacing between all letters. The kit includes a total of 99 template pieces, with letters, numbers, symbols, and kerning spacers. Includes a high-quality brass guide bushing. Recommended for use with a plunge router.

Continuous, unbroken letters! With our clever 2-stage system, you get neat, whole letters, with no seams. There is no need to split letters such as A, B, and D, as a way of securing the ''eye'' in the middle.

Convenient Sign Making Wizard lets you easily map out your word or phrase! Simply enter the words or phrases for your sign, and the wizard will create a custom routing plan with a visual guide for the sequence of templates needed and the number of passes required to rout the letters. Still not convinced this is the best way to create authentic, unique signs? Read the HomeFixated Review for more details.

It will help to give some verity to my signs, along with the 2 1/4 I now have. I wish you would make 3 1/2 to 4 inch templates. Thanks to your templates, it has opened up a new way for someone who is 70 years old and has tremors in my hands to make signs again.

It will help to give some verity to my signs, along with the 2 1/4 I now have. I wish you would make 3 1/2 to 4 inch templates. Thanks to your templates, it has opened up a new way for someone who is 70 years old and has tremors in my hands to make signs again.

My son is completing his Eagle Scout project, creating signage and mile markers throughout his schools Cross Country Trail System. This kit is highly rated and we hope, will help to create a nice completed project.

My son is completing his Eagle Scout project, creating signage and mile markers throughout his schools Cross Country Trail System. This kit is highly rated and we hope, will help to create a nice completed project.

BEST ANSWER:Make sure you are using a guide collar. It is the round brass item that fits around the blade. This will prevent the blade from making contact with the letter template. To start a cut I usually plunge the rounder into the. Center of the letter. That way I know the guide collar will be between the edges of the template and work correctly. I hope this helps. Al

BEST ANSWER:Make sure you are using a guide collar. It is the round brass item that fits around the blade. This will prevent the blade from making contact with the letter template. To start a cut I usually plunge the rounder into the. Center of the letter. That way I know the guide collar will be between the edges of the template and work correctly. I hope this helps. Al

BEST ANSWER:I use a Bosch Colt router with the plunge base and it works perfectly - much easier to manage than a full size router. However I have used a full size router prior to getting a palm router and the results are identical.

BEST ANSWER:I use a Bosch Colt router with the plunge base and it works perfectly - much easier to manage than a full size router. However I have used a full size router prior to getting a palm router and the results are identical.

BEST ANSWER:I wish the wizard was that smart, but it is not hard to estimate if you knew the width of each letter. Most letters in the 2 1/4" set are 2" wide, the letter I is smaller at a 1" and M and W are wider at 2 1/2" wide. If you have kerning spacing it will be a little smaller. Count the letters times 2" each and it will be close.

For the 1 1/2" set the letters are 1 1/4" wide, I is 1/2" wide and M and W are 1 5/8" wide, like the other set Kerning spacing will make it a little smaller. So count the letters in your word times 1 1/4" and that will be approximate.

BEST ANSWER:I wish the wizard was that smart, but it is not hard to estimate if you knew the width of each letter. Most letters in the 2 1/4" set are 2" wide, the letter I is smaller at a 1" and M and W are wider at 2 1/2" wide. If you have kerning spacing it will be a little smaller. Count the letters times 2" each and it will be close.

For the 1 1/2" set the letters are 1 1/4" wide, I is 1/2" wide and M and W are 1 5/8" wide, like the other set Kerning spacing will make it a little smaller. So count the letters in your word times 1 1/4" and that will be approximate.

I own a Craftsman Professional 28212 6.5 amp Corded Fixed Base Palm Router but I cannot find anything about it accepting standard guide bushings? I would think it does but I am not sure. How would I tell?

Hello, I own the DeWalt router 26204K which is the same as the DWP611PK. The base plate's opening is too large to accept the brass bushing of either the 2.1/4' and the 3.3/8" signmaker's template kits. It looks like the DeWalt base plate could accommodate another acrylic insert disc which should then hold the brass Rockler bushing. Does anyone have any ideas?

BEST ANSWER:I use a Bosch Colt to do my signs using and I had the same problem. I solved the problem by buying a router base plate from Rockler. The universal base plate works well and will accept the bushings.

BEST ANSWER:I use a Bosch Colt to do my signs using and I had the same problem. I solved the problem by buying a router base plate from Rockler. The universal base plate works well and will accept the bushings.

Thanks Norman. Do you have any idea what the part number is as I can't find it, nor can my local DeWalt dealer. I did find the Rockler baseplate which I had to modify to fit, but it's black. I'd prefer a see-through one.

Bart,the part no. for DeWalt round base plate to fit DWP611 router and hold the guide bushing is DNP613. Amazon offers this and also has inserts to fit 1-3/16(O.D.) guide bushings that adapt to other base plates. Also, the plunge base that goes with the DWP611 has a base plate that accepts the guide bushing.

BEST ANSWER:The letters once routered are approximately 2 1/4" wide however that does not include the space between the letters. To calculate the length of your word it would 2 5/8" for the first letter, 3" for each letter in the middle and then 2 5/8" for the last letter. A typical 7 letter word would be 20 1/4" long. The letters M and W are a bit longer at 3 3/4 (including the spacing) and the i is a little over an inch. And all of this does not take into consideration the kerning ability of the set to produce tighly spaced words for certain letter combinations.

BEST ANSWER:The letters once routered are approximately 2 1/4" wide however that does not include the space between the letters. To calculate the length of your word it would 2 5/8" for the first letter, 3" for each letter in the middle and then 2 5/8" for the last letter. A typical 7 letter word would be 20 1/4" long. The letters M and W are a bit longer at 3 3/4 (including the spacing) and the i is a little over an inch. And all of this does not take into consideration the kerning ability of the set to produce tighly spaced words for certain letter combinations.

You need to buy a router bit. The people at Rockler can help you find the right one. I bought my bit at the same time I bought the sign making kit plus I bought a "baby router" (hand held plunge router - also from Rockler.

Yes. I helped my grandson on his Boy Scout Eagle project which included replacing numbered campground posts. I fabricated a jig using the two halves of the numeral "8" template. I just bought numerals. The jig had a spacer between the two so that the vertical spacing looked OK using the top two tabs for the top numeral and the second and third tab for the bottom. The fourth tab is unused. The templates were mounted on a 1.5 inch square wood which is clamped to the 4x4 post with a bar clamp.

BEST ANSWER:Craig, I use painter's tape (blue or green) with some satisfaction. The problem remains that the router base plate tends to "snag" the tape. I have not found double-sided tape to grip the template assembly firmly enough, therefore the preference for the thin painter's tape. I tape firmly where I am NOT routing and release the tape as I move forward. Carefully dust off where you have routed and firmly re-tape the routed section as Iyou move on. Cumbersome, a bit, but it gets the job done!

Thank you so much for your response. I have been having trouble with the bushing jumping out of the templates and causing damage to the letters. I'm sure it was because of the tape I used. Thanks again.

BEST ANSWER:Craig, I use painter's tape (blue or green) with some satisfaction. The problem remains that the router base plate tends to "snag" the tape. I have not found double-sided tape to grip the template assembly firmly enough, therefore the preference for the thin painter's tape. I tape firmly where I am NOT routing and release the tape as I move forward. Carefully dust off where you have routed and firmly re-tape the routed section as Iyou move on. Cumbersome, a bit, but it gets the job done!

Thank you so much for your response. I have been having trouble with the bushing jumping out of the templates and causing damage to the letters. I'm sure it was because of the tape I used. Thanks again.

I have used painters masking tape a few times, and it works, but using the double sided tape works the best. Using duct tape of gorilla tape creates a rough spot on the template and the router will have a tendency to catch it and hang up. You want to keep the top surface smooth so you can feel your router against the template.

BEST ANSWER:Your router will need a base plate that accepts a standard guide bushing. See Rockler item 35062.The signs I make turn out very well and I enjoy making them.Hope this answers your question.Richard

BEST ANSWER:Your router will need a base plate that accepts a standard guide bushing. See Rockler item 35062.The signs I make turn out very well and I enjoy making them.Hope this answers your question.Richard

BEST ANSWER:this kit is designed to keep the spacing between letters right. It even takes care of the fact that some letters need to be closer to the next one than others. this is called kerning. If you want to get the letters closer to each other, you could shift the template to the left a little after routing each letter. it would for sure be tedious and might not look good since it messes up the kerning that was baked into the template. But it should work

BEST ANSWER:this kit is designed to keep the spacing between letters right. It even takes care of the fact that some letters need to be closer to the next one than others. this is called kerning. If you want to get the letters closer to each other, you could shift the template to the left a little after routing each letter. it would for sure be tedious and might not look good since it messes up the kerning that was baked into the template. But it should work

THe only way I do it is to mark a 1/2" mark on the template that you can erase but use one template at a time, Mark the surface as well and you will have your 1/2" mark for the sign you are making. Scott McCloskey

This is a "Rockler" branded product, so I don't understand why they ask a user to answer your question. I just checked my sign kit, and there's NO mention of ability to order any extra letters...other than buying a second complete kit. I used a plunge router when making my signs, and took a few incremental depth passes, rather than trying to take total depth in 1 pass. (At first I tried a single pass, but chewed up the brass template bushing.)

BEST ANSWER:Yes. The key is to use the right size router bit and guide bushings. Be careful during the routing because if the bit is not centered in the bushing, it will destroy the bushing. Not an expensive problem, but you will need another the same size to work with that size bit, 3/8" or 5/8". I hope this helps. I really like mine and have done some nice lettering with it.

BEST ANSWER:Yes. The key is to use the right size router bit and guide bushings. Be careful during the routing because if the bit is not centered in the bushing, it will destroy the bushing. Not an expensive problem, but you will need another the same size to work with that size bit, 3/8" or 5/8". I hope this helps. I really like mine and have done some nice lettering with it.

BEST ANSWER:Depends if the brass bushing fits in the base plate of the router, depending on the size of the hole in the base plate you may need to get a different one. I have a Bosch router and I needed two extra pieces that attach to the base plate for the bass bushing to work correctly. I think it is the same size as the porter cable standard bushings. Good luck.

BEST ANSWER:Depends if the brass bushing fits in the base plate of the router, depending on the size of the hole in the base plate you may need to get a different one. I have a Bosch router and I needed two extra pieces that attach to the base plate for the bass bushing to work correctly. I think it is the same size as the porter cable standard bushings. Good luck.

BEST ANSWER:The material is a very durable plastic about 1/16th thick .. I havent mic'd it. I have make mailboxes for a neighborhood that has a certain style that everyone must have. I have more than paid for my set 10 times over routing names and numbers. Occasionally the router guide may skip out of the stencil. I have ruined several letters that way. But I understand replacements are available. I plan on ordering the smaller stencils too.

BEST ANSWER:The material is a very durable plastic about 1/16th thick .. I havent mic'd it. I have make mailboxes for a neighborhood that has a certain style that everyone must have. I have more than paid for my set 10 times over routing names and numbers. Occasionally the router guide may skip out of the stencil. I have ruined several letters that way. But I understand replacements are available. I plan on ordering the smaller stencils too.

The material is plastic and the thickness is about an 1/8 off an inch. I used them to make street signs. Done an awesome job. Just be careful and make sure you are inside the letter. I messed several up, because I had a standard router

My first use of this was for my son's Eagle Scout project. I wanted the signage to last as long at the project. At ground level for paver walkway and 6x8 wood surrounding a picnic pad I also didn't want it to collect dirt or dissapear. For this ground level permanence - and to secure the putty - I routed to 1/2" minimum.

So for this I mixed carbon black for color with milled fiberglass for strength with epoxy . I made a thick paste and puttied in the deep letter / number holes and belt sanded flat when cured. So for this horizontal deployment it will last as long as the remainder. It also will never wear off nor wear out. So that may also be a consideration in lieu of paint - putty in with a colored reinforced epoxy mixture for permanence.

I do wish it came with far more letters and numbers. What they should do is look at the "letter frequency charts for English" to properly give more of the always needed letters. As such you will either be doing shorter stretches - or longer ones with spacers in place - for the finishout of moving letters to the spacers.

The carpet tape is the perfect holding jig. It's a pain in many ways - but you can also truly stick your sinage anywhere on anything and route it without concern that it will shift while routing.

My first use of this was for my son's Eagle Scout project. I wanted the signage to last as long at the project. At ground level for paver walkway and 6x8 wood surrounding a picnic pad I also didn't want it to collect dirt or dissapear. For this ground level permanence - and to secure the putty - I routed to 1/2" minimum.

So for this I mixed carbon black for color with milled fiberglass for strength with epoxy . I made a thick paste and puttied in the deep letter / number holes and belt sanded flat when cured. So for this horizontal deployment it will last as long as the remainder. It also will never wear off nor wear out. So that may also be a consideration in lieu of paint - putty in with a colored reinforced epoxy mixture for permanence.

I do wish it came with far more letters and numbers. What they should do is look at the "letter frequency charts for English" to properly give more of the always needed letters. As such you will either be doing shorter stretches - or longer ones with spacers in place - for the finishout of moving letters to the spacers.

The carpet tape is the perfect holding jig. It's a pain in many ways - but you can also truly stick your sinage anywhere on anything and route it without concern that it will shift while routing.

BEST ANSWER:Yes you need a Plunge Router, it would be very difficult with a fixed base router and is not recommended. Lowering the router into a template is almost impossible without damaging the templates. Get yourself a small Palm router with a plunge base for less than $150, the base will be positioned on the template and then you can plunge the router down and follow the template.

BEST ANSWER:Yes you need a Plunge Router, it would be very difficult with a fixed base router and is not recommended. Lowering the router into a template is almost impossible without damaging the templates. Get yourself a small Palm router with a plunge base for less than $150, the base will be positioned on the template and then you can plunge the router down and follow the template.

BEST ANSWER:Hi Elliott, the router will work fine, you just need to make sure that the brass bushing will fit in the opening on the bottom plate of the router. It states "•Plunge base accepts standard guide bushings" so I believe you are set!Have Fun.

BEST ANSWER:Hi Elliott, the router will work fine, you just need to make sure that the brass bushing will fit in the opening on the bottom plate of the router. It states "•Plunge base accepts standard guide bushings" so I believe you are set!Have Fun.

BEST ANSWER:You could do it but with patience, I would first make the arc in pencil and then spread out the letters and use the bottom corners as the spacing reference. You will need a lot of tape as the letter templates will not be interlocked and you will need to tape them down prior to routering them. It is not ideal but it works. I also add extra letters before and after the actual letter I am routering so that I have a larger platform for the base of the router. Just remember to not router the extra letters. I also do this for the first and last letter when I am doing words - I try to use the spacing templates as that I cannot make a mistake. Good luck.

BEST ANSWER:You could do it but with patience, I would first make the arc in pencil and then spread out the letters and use the bottom corners as the spacing reference. You will need a lot of tape as the letter templates will not be interlocked and you will need to tape them down prior to routering them. It is not ideal but it works. I also add extra letters before and after the actual letter I am routering so that I have a larger platform for the base of the router. Just remember to not router the extra letters. I also do this for the first and last letter when I am doing words - I try to use the spacing templates as that I cannot make a mistake. Good luck.

Reviews

Ease of use is great. I'm using a Bosch Colt with plunge attachment. Tried with full size router but control was difficult because of size and weight. Recommend one of the new mini trim routers with a plunge base. Using two inch blue painters tape and have had good luck. Just make sure it is perfectly flat with no wrinkles. A little silicon lubricant rubbed on the router base also helps. Dust build up is kind of a problem, just keep a vac handy and clean out the letters frequently. I Also recommend putting a blank spacer template at each end to support the router base on the first and last letter. Overall a great product.

The indexing marks are good, however I made a jig out of Lexan the same thickness as the letters, that completely frames the letters. This allows me to attach the Lexan frame and the letters stay in perfect alignment when second cuts or kerning is used. No shifting or worries about alignment. My brother is sold on purchasing this item and making a Lexan Jig Frame.

I just love it, used painters tape with no problem, I tried carpet tape but that left a sticky mess. Would like to see a small set of letters and a set of inch and a half of fancy letters. I have made 3 signs so far and it works very well.

I only gave this product 3 stars, mostly because of a few issues I had with the set. With a majority of letters needing two passes, I can understand the lack of certain multiple letters, but I was surprised at the number of single letters in the kit. I ended up laying out the second letter on my sign so I could match the spacing properly. While I can understand using plastic for the letters, I also chewed a couple due to a slight height difference in the cherry wane I was using. The bushing simply rode out of the slot. That was bound to happen with any system when the wood isn't perfectly flat, but since the letters are plastic and you don't always get more than one letter, my first sign with this kit may be the last unless I order another kit. But that said, I think the system overall works pretty good. Oh, and don't use blue painters tape like they show on the box. If you do, you're likely to move the letters on your wood if the router plate catches the tape like mine did.

I've made 3 signs so far & all worked great. I'm using a Porter Cable Compact router w/plunge base & the smaller size letters. Observations & comments: I'm using blue painter's tape with no problems and it doesn't leave any residue on the templates. Easy to cut a letter out to insert the other part & re-tape back to the rest of the letters. I ordered a couple extra letters so I could make my 1st sign in one long strip. I'm definitely curious as to why the individual letters are so expensive. If you really needed many more, just buy a 2nd set - 26 letters, 10 numbers & special characters separately would be over $100! The alpha "O" and the number zero are the same shape in the templates. The cutout for O-1 & 0-A match as do O-2 & 0-B yet the picture on the template has the alpha "O" more rounded as it should be. My set has the corrected "G" which is a good improvement. I good trick to get more letters than you have, as I needed, is to use the 1 and 2 separately, then reversed them on the 2nd pass. I hope there are more of these coming - different fonts, maybe. I would especially like a way to "build" borders with different corner shapes that you could connect as needed. It might be helpful for a particular sign to be able to link a letter from the 3 3/8 set in front of the smaller set to look like a capital or just for effect. I don't have the larger set, so I don't know if there is room to have a hook/link to match up with the smaller ones. For my needs, this is a great find.

Purchased the 3 3/8 set at my local store in Tukwila. I had read the reviews online which seemed evenly split about the quality and ease of use. Several of the reviews pointed to problems such has cutting through the plastic template letters witch gave me some concerns. I have a PC960 I purchased a while back, but I haven't really developed any skill with these tools yet. In addition to the template kit I purchased some woodworker's double back tape. I used the wizard to set up the template sequence, then laid it out as directed. Installing the guide bushing in the plunge fixture. One aligned in the letters a simple plunged to cut them was E-Z. No skips or cuts on the template. As noted in other reviews there was some dust buildup in the letters. I suspect a dust collector fixture on the base may eliminate that. Overall I think this is a great product. Just wish the wizard supported more than twenty characters.

when you by the kit you will not be able to use it even if you have a router. A specific bit is required with each kit but that you have to by extra and you need to find out what size works with each kit. A kit should be a kit, not a partial kit.

Listen, I've read some reviews of past Rockler products and from what I've seen, most are positive and yes mixed. This product deserves a positive review because the product was thought out fairly carefully. I've used this product fairly often and the results are very good and consistent. For those reviews finding difficulty with this product, I would imagine it's more to do with router operation familiarity than the product itself. The ONLY thing I'd suggest for future enhancement should that be possible and considered is making the templates with a more durable, maybe thicker material. Particularly on pointed parts of a given template like the points on "A". You get a bit more deflection at these points. Good product though.

The sign kit works but not as easy as reviews and video would have you believe. Letters and blue painters tape MOVE while you carve the sign. I have a new Porter-Cable model 892 plunge router. Only double stick tape I found was carpet tape. It's thick and expensive and points of letters W K N M moved. I used Krylon easy-tack, a repositionable spray adhesive, and solved to movement problem. Took 30 minutes to clean glue off letters! You must use 8 inch tall lumber to get the 6.5 inch interlocking letters to work. Carved letters are only 3-3/8 inches tall,leaving allot of unused wood. You can make a nice sign ,but system is not 4 star or easy to use as reviewed.

When I first got the kit, I used blue painters tape, but had a problem with the router base catching the tape edge. I switched to scotch transparent double sided tape. I put a 1/2 " piece on each letter top & bottom. Then covered the template with another board & clamped them together for about 3 minutes. Unclamp & rout the sign. Makes it so easy to change the templates for the next pass. Works great.

Extremely easy and intuitive to use, even for someone like me with little router experience. The letters are well-designed and the sequential letter parts for letters like A, P, R, and D are an excellent solution to having gaps in your letters. I've been using double-stick tape and a DeWalt DWP611 with a plunge base. Seems like the perfect combo. I am currently making signs for a school's native plant garden. Highly recommended!

We used the 3-3/8 templates for my son's Eagle Service Project which included replacing trail signs in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. USFS was thrilled with how they turned out. It would be better if the templates were not so tall. We were using them on 2x6 stock and they had to overhang top and bottom to fit. That means taping them on as suggested is impossible. Besides that most letters are slightly warped so don't lay flat by themselves. When I did test them on wider 2x10 boards the recommended blue painters tape seemed to hang the router base at times, so I wouldn't go that route anyway. We used 1" wide Scotch double-sided tape 665 which prevented this problem and also made the letters lay flat. Just put another board over top and press down for a few seconds and you're all set. It was easy to swap letters as needed with this tape. Great combo. I wish the templates were thicker since it seems easy to damage the pointy parts of certain letters like the "N". Plus maybe they wouldn't be warped if they were thicker.

Kit works well, but using the painters tape like in the video does not work well. Router base tends to pick up tape and roll it off.Wish there was a better way to secure them while making the signs. Also would be nice if you could purchase additional letters/numbers without buying the whole kit.

I found this to be very easy and enjoyable. With the addition of the sign making wizard it's hard to go wrong. I use blue painters tape and have had no issues. I use tape all across the top and bottom and can easily cut the tape where I might to use the second letter section. I ordered several more letters to make up for the singles. I would rather have a few more just for ease of use. If you have halfway decent router skills this is a no brainer. I would be really nice to have some different sizes, but I guess that's another set. Get it, you'll love it.

I bought this set of templates to complement my other two sets of templates (2 1/4 inch and 3 3/8 inch characters) which I love and use frequently. I used it today for the first time and here is my review -First, I noticed the templates are not made with the same attention to detail as the other sets. The characters are of varying height, by up to 1/8 difference from each other, some letters are indeed 1 1/2 inches tall and others are as short as 1 3/8 tall, which makes the signs look a little 'wobbly' when completed. Some of the templates even had some blemishes which I had to sand smooth prior to using.Secondly, the templates did not fit together as smoothly as the other sets. When the sign lettering was assembled the joined templates had a noticeable angle up or down between letters resulting in more tape to flatten out the string of characters to avoid buckling.Also, the templates do not appear to be uniform in thickness, I did have some issues with the router base (DW 611) catching on the templates that were sitting proud of some of the others.I noticed also that some of the templates seemed to pinch the bushing as it passed along the groove, for example - the kit came with two letter N's, and both pinch the bushing resulting a bit of a nudge to push the bushing through the narrower slot, making it more difficult to get a smooth letter wall.I normally order each set with an additional router bit and an additional bushing, but this set does not have an additional bushing available yet, only the one included with the lettering set which sort of leads me to think Rockler rushed this set to market before it was completely ready and tested. Overall I do not think it has the same level of quality as it's two bigger brothers.I did like the additional symbols that were included which is a big plus for me.

The templates work well, however, you must be very careful snapping them together and while routing. They are a fairly soft plastic and deform rather easily. I would recommend them for very limited use.

I bought the smaller letters and keep wrecking letters. I am using a palm router but just can't hit the space correctly using the recommended bit and guide. I have no problems with the Comic-San-Sarif kit with the large letters. I may try the larger State Park Font set but it is pricey. I love the font though.

I have now used this template set for five (5) signs and here are my observations: I like the simplicity of the system and the sign makers template wizard. If you are using a Dewalt plunge router with the standard phenolic base - mine is a dw6211 - make sure the router bushing is flush with bottom of the router. TheE dw621 bushing plate is inset 6/32-7-32" and the guide bushing provided is too shallow to compensate so the router bit tends to pop out of the template and destroy the letter. I wrecked two (2) letters right off the bat due to this problem. 2. Make sure you use a blank spacer at the beginning an end of you row if you are using letters such as BDEFHJKL...etc. the outside edge of the letters can bend out due to being plastic cusing the outside edge of the letter which can ruin your sign in the process. This set is a great way to make signs quickly and easily, but remember these letters are just made out of plastic.

I don't recommend this kit. I don't understand the overall rating of as the templates flex and make the letters uneven. For letters such as "S" and "K" the template material is too soft to provide consistent results. I have tried every combination of light passes, waxed the bottom of the router plate, one pass etc. Fact is that the template material is not rigid enough and flexes. In some letter templates there is play between the guide bushing and template which is visible in the resulting letter. I purchased this kit with the goal of making signs professionally but after having given it several tries I have now given up and just wish I could get my money back.

As with any new tool, this takes a little practice to get it right. My only complaint would be to make the letters a little thicker so the bushing wouldn't so easily ride over the letter you are working on. Had minor tear out on the letters "A and E" Otherwise first sign was very nice. Very good product.

This is the 3rd sign-making kit that I have owned. It is clearly the best. I used the interlocking letters with clamps instead of tape as illustrated. I just placed extra letters at the end of each sign and then clamped to the extra letters. A plunge router was a necessity with this template system. I placed the finished signs in our neighborhood as street signs. They are highly visible after painting.

I recently bought the 3 3/8 inch state park letter set and must say it was a great buy! Very user friendly and the free online computer program takes all the guess work out of using this. I would highly recommend these to anyone wanting to make a sign with a router.

I've been using both size templates for approximately 3 months, and have had complete success in my sign making. They have a real professional look and the people that I have made the signs for are more than pleased with the products. Then are quite simple and fun to use.

I purchased this kit to make a sign approx. 3 1/2 ft long. I use Cedar Wood with Black letters. The kit was easy to use and produced a very uniform, attractive sign. It was nice that a Brass guide bushing was included. I used a plunge router which contributed to the ease of use. The &quot;Sign Wizard&quot; on Rockler&quot;s web site is simple to use and a valuable free tool to. I would like to have both Upper and Lower case letters to use in the future if available. I also used double-backed Carpet tape applied to the backside of the templates and this worked quite well for me. Have fun !!

I love the product. I love the signmaking Wizard! I woulkd Love more videos esxplaining techniques on use like,: Starting a letter, choosing the cutting depth, how to attach the templates on various surfaces... Otherwise, good job, guys!

Decent templates especially if you are routing on flat wood, which I don't plan to do often (I use slab pieces cit off logs) if the surface is not flat the bushing will drift off the template very easily. I've munged two letters on first day of use.

very pleased with this product - excellent quality and quite easy to use. The sign wizard is a very helpful tool for laying out your sign before starting in order to get correct letter spacing and is something to save in your bookmarks!

This kit works very well and your signs will turn out great. You do have to be careful when manuevering your router and be sure the router stops before lifting it out of the template. You can easily destroy that letter templet.

I'm a firm believer in this quality product, while the addition to my wood shop has been a true asset.I would highly recommend double sided tape during the routing operation, while the illustrations instruct the user to use painters tape and unfortunately the edges of the tape begin to roll up while the plunge router completes passes over the templates.

In addition, I have been spraying the sawdust out of the grooves for each letter examination.

The Wizard software is highly helpful and a welcome to those that are organized and regimented in their design work.

I'm currently manufacturing park signs for a 1200 acre, heavily wooded ranch in Montana, while we are naming the roads and springs with original family names. This task requires multiple and duplicate signs to be created with as much ease as possible, while maintaining the labor budget and quality to last for years to come.

Rockler, you Rock!

Semi-finished product, while extremely impressive templates produce work with ease.